Ok but not being willing to say they'll boot him if they have more than 60, doesn't equate with them not booting him if they have more than 60. I mean if you want to talk spineless, it would look terrible if they took a public stance now along the lines of "If he's the 60th vote he's our pal, if we don't need him, he's gone."

Though I don't disagree with a general statement that congressional dems are spineless worthless sacks o' fertilizer, I just think this is one of the situations where really we won't be able to judge the congressional dems til we see how they actually act.

In fact based on how the congressional dems have performed since 2006, I've stopped listening to what they say. All that counts are their actions. Admittedly though those actions have been almost uniformly disappointing.

So anyone who acknowledges the factually and neutrally true statement that they "can't deny that it will be a historic event for an African-American to become president" but supports McCain, does so because Obama is black.

It used to be innuendo. Now its accusations.

Repubs used to imply their opponents were un-American. Now they are flat out accusing it.

When they implied it, it didn't give the MSM to sink their teeth into, or if they tried to it was easy to dismiss.

Now with accusations plus the full blossoming of the internet and everyone carrying a recording device in their pocket with a cellphone its a much different story.

Yes agreed, the punditocracy has been going there for a while, as you noted tho, and as per Mr. Greenwald's examples I was talking about the pols themselves. I think its their desperation that made the cross the line from insinuation to accusation.

Do you think anything can be making McCain quake with rage more than the fact that no one stood up for McCain when Bush smeared him horribly in 2000, and now that McCain is doing the same thing, everyone, many from his own party are decrying his shameful tactics?

HaHA!

I know they don't compare in scale but these and the other letters ARE terrorist attacks. The intention is definitely to strike fear in the recipients.

So this kinda pokes a hole in the whole 'there's been no terror attacks' meme the Right likes to spout, even discounting the REAL anthrax attacks they like to conveniently forget as well.

When everytime someone who said something stupid was booted from the campaign? Whatever happened to that? Someone needs to press McCain on these people.

Obviously it was her daddy who beat her. Now blaming Obama to cover it up. Apparently she wanted Obama to bust up a chiffarobe.

...Explain how seeing a car with a McCain sticker the attacker would know it was her car?

Will those who called for swift justice against the perp stand by their calls for vengeance now that this douchebag is the perp?

I hope so!

For those that feel sorry for her, take a look at the big picture: She tried to influence the election by lying about an imaginary black man attacking her. I say throw the book at her.

If Obama hadn't insisted on doing better in the polls by running a better campaign, McCain wouldn't have had to go negative, right?

And you aren't this makeup artist, you gotta be pissed.

Stories like this will accelerate the 'rats deserting a sinking ship' effect I hope.

What's the Difference between a Hockey Mom and a Pitbull?

23,000 dollars worth of lipstick.

She's vapid vacuous and unsuited. Everyone knows that. People either care or don't.

At least we can (if your goal is to defeat McCain) damage her image as a jane six-pack.

What is the difference between a pitbull and a hockey-mom?

$23,000 worth of lipstick.

I dont have a lot of experience in these matters, but with almost 2 weeks still left, isnt it a bit early for a closing?

Very quickly McCain answered 'no' then moved on just as quickly when asked if he agreed with Rush that the Powell endorsement was all about race.

This is where I think McCain needs to be confronted on, to what degree is he in agreement with the element of his supporters who are his supporters almost solely based on bigotry.

Show him or Palin some of the numerous vid clips of their supporters spouting there hate and ask "Are these your real Americans? Are they patriots? Are the the people whose support you want?"

You'd be a fool if you think a dem congress working with a dem president won't provide ample fodder for comedians.

Is for all the character and stuff he's sposed to have, how come he's always grinning like an idiot?

I bet he'd get 3 points in the polls if he just presented himself as a serious sober executive who's, due to the state of everything is taking everything seriously.

Where was the Barack girl this weekend?

Playing the 'cocky' card also kinda acknowledges you're losing.

Considering how she comports herself and all the problems discovered so far with the way she governs I don't think 4 years of media scrutiny is going to help her standing with the public come 2011.

Perhaps in the sentence "From my use of the [Washington] Post’s (not always reliable) search engine..." The parenthetical comment refers to the subject and not the object?

It makes much more sense if you read it that way.

She chose to play the game.

I hope someone like Brave New Films, makes a documentary about all the racial, fearmongering, anti semitic, anti black, anti muslim hatred and ugliness to be used for future elections, called: The Modern Republican Party.

Thats the proof. People hate their brother-in-law

I think due to the times and circumstances McCain couldn't have won even if he'd run an honorable campaign... but at least he'd still have his honor.

I'd vote for her over Obama.